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Endres Manufacturing marks 100 years with gift to Agrace

Monday, September 14, 2026

As reported by Tribune Enterprise, Roberta Baumann

As Diane Endres Ballweg greeted friends, family, community members and contractors at the Endres Manufacturing Company’s 100th anniversary party Sept. 10, she noted one of the company’s many unique features.

The steel manufacturing company is one of just 2% of family-owned businesses to reach the fourth generation.

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Agrace offers dementia care consultations

Monday, September 14, 2026

As reported by Wisconsin State Journal and the La Crosse Tribune

When a loved one shows signs of dementia, families often face difficult questions about care, decisions and costs. Agrace offers dementia care consultations to help answer these questions and bring clarity to families navigating this challenging time.

In a one-hour session, our dementia support specialist will provide personalized guidance, share helpful resources and recommend next steps — including any Agrace services and other community support that may fit your situation.

Consultations are available by phone or video call. The cost is $50 or $75, depending on your personalized needs. To schedule a consultation, visit Agrace.org/dementia or call (608) 276-4660.


How Eloy van Hal’s ‘Dementia Village’ Is Transforming Patient Care

Friday, September 4, 2026

As reported by TIME, Alice Park

At Hogeweyk, a nursing home in the Netherlands, residents live in small groups in separate homes where they cook together and share meals, go grocery shopping with aides, and even enjoy concerts or nights out at restaurants. None of that sounds particularly out of the ordinary, except that all of the people living in Hogeweyk have dementia.

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Agrace offers support for spouse, partner loss

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

As reported by InBusiness Madison

Wisconsin adults who are grieving can find support with the help of grief support specialists at the Agrace Grief Support Center in Fitchburg. Continue Reading…


Agrace’s New Iowa Hospice Growth ‘Stepping Stone’

Thursday, July 23, 2026

As reported by Hospice News, Holly Vossel 

Wisconsin-based Agrace has expanded its hospice program’s geographic service reach into Dubuque, Iowa, marking its entry in the state.

The expansion marks a significant milestone for the nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider, according to Agrace Chief Growth Officer Kevin Kirkland. The new location is the first of more de novos to come in the near future, Kirkland indicated.

The growth represents an opportunity to expand access to high-quality end-of-life care, he stated.

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Agrace Expands Hospice Services into Dubuque

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

As reported by Yahoo! Finance 

Local residents who are in the final months of life have a new choice for high-quality, in-home hospice care. Agrace, the largest Wisconsin-based nonprofit hospice, has expanded west of the Mississippi River for the first time, bringing its services to patients in the city of Dubuque, Iowa.

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Agrace Expands Hospice Services into Dubuque

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Local residents who are in the final months of life have a new choice for high-quality, in-home hospice care. Agrace, the largest Wisconsin-based nonprofit hospice, has expanded west of the Mississippi River for the first time, bringing its services to patients in the city of Dubuque, Iowa.

For nearly 50 years, Agrace Hospice Care has provided compassionate end-of-life care to people of all ages across southern Wisconsin, with its headquarters located in Madison. Now, Dubuque-area residents can also choose Agrace for hospice care that comes to them where they live—in private homes, long-term care facilities or any other place they call home. Continue Reading…


Zorba Paster: How a dementia village can preserve dignity

Monday, June 22, 2026

As published by Dr. Zorba Paster, Wisconsin State Journal 

Memory loss. I’ve talked about this a lot before, as mom, my mother-in-law and my lovely wife, Penny, all suffered from it and slowly slid downhill.

I saw how people in memory-care units are watched like a hawk, trying to make sure they don’t do something that might get them into trouble. But the problem with that is you don’t have the freedom to be yourself.

Would you like someone watching everything you do? Of course not. That lack of freedom, that lack of agency, really affects a person’s quality of life.

How can we find the sweet spot where people who have cognitive impairment but are still functional can be in a safe space — but a space that allows them to have fun?

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Agrace Dementia Village marks milestone in Fitchburg

Friday, June 12, 2026

As reported by The Fitchburg Star

Community leaders, healthcare professionals, donors, and residents gathered last month to celebrate the groundbreaking for the Ellen & Peter Johnson Dementia Village at Agrace, a pioneering project expected to transform dementia care in Wisconsin and across the nation. Continue Reading…